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I am a 37 year old female and my ferritin level is >8 and my hemoglobin had dropped from 16.3 to 12.7 in 3 months. should i be concerned?
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No: 16.3 is quite high and 12.7 is perfectly normal for a female.
Answered 1/11/2013
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